El Porto Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 118.43° W

El Porto Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Porto Beach sea temperature is
21.9° C
3.2° 

El Porto Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Porto Beach today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Porto Beach at 3PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

Table - waves today at El Porto Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
310
229
217
217
214
214
214
186
186
186
186
138
136
180
215
223
146
104
109
108
102
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
NE
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
SSW
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:45PM1.54m
00:52AM1.25m
1:20PM1.51m
1:54AM1.02m
2:00PM1.46m
Low Tide
6:18AM0.18m
7:02PM0.37m
6:45AM0.39m
8:06PM0.41m
7:08AM0.59m
9:31PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:37
 mm
Temp °C
19
21
22
23
22
22
21
20
21
23
24
25
24
23
22
22
22
24
26
25
24
22
Feels °C
21
22
21
22
21
23
22
22
22
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
26
24
25
23
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